Sinclair keeps escape route open

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WHEN finally he took his usual perch on the touchline yesterday, having spent the majority of the afternoon suffering in silence in the dugout, Glenn Roeder met with a familiar chorus of derision from West Ham United supporters. With 76 minutes gone at Upton Park, hope was turning into resignation and encouragement was seemingly giving way to open revolt. Roeder, moving to the position that makes him such an easy target, heard the jeers and attempted to rise above them.

Within moments the mood had changed, Trevor Sinclair’s goal giving West Ham renewed hope in their battle against relegation from